Fishing rod holder



v J. A. BAUR FISHING RODv HOLDER Aug. 1.6, 1949.

Filed MayV 12, 1948 INVENTOR. r/asEH/-f f4. w?.

ATTOR NEYS.

Patented Aug. 16, 1949 5.

' uNffrf-r En of Y f .nsmnonon ,nomme n zusephh..neur.,.izorth neuere niliflohie* nppueafien'riayig. 194s, serial Nazaret Y 11 c My invention relates to a fishing rod holder for holding 'the' iishingrod while fishing, thus permitting the shermanitoset `outanumber of rods at one time without the necessltyof holding them inhishands; Y

Fishing rod holders of this typefare provided with a vertical -strapshapedsupport which may be inserted 'in the bank of a stream or may be clamped `rto the side of a 'fboat and which fcarry the rodho'lde'r itself. 1

ft i-s -usualiy a Vproblem -togm ntain thefro'din its Iupriglitipositionwith the refel mt the top :eind to so hold the same that the rod and reel may -be quickly and easily removed lfrom the holder when a fish is hooked to the end of the line.

There are numerous different types of fishing rod handles wherein the reel is mounted either slightly below the center line of the rod or in some cases above the center line.

It is an object of my invention to provide a iishing rod holder which holds the handle of the rod and which has a reel embracing and abutting means to maintain the reel in a position above the rod. The reel abutting means is adjustable in reference to the rod holding portion so that it will accommodate a reel placed on either ran offset rod handle or a straight rod handle.

It is Va further object of my invention to provide a fishing rod holder which will quickly accommodate a fishing rod and lfrom which the rod may be easily and quickly removed.

It is a further object of my invention to provide a fishing rod holder having all of the above advantages, Ibut which may be easily folded up and placed in a tackle box for transportation.

It is a further object of my invention to provide a fishing rod holder having all of the above advantages which is neat in appearance, may be easily cleaned, and may be inexpensively manufactured and sold.

While in the description and drawings which follow I have shown the strap shaped vertical support with a portion broken away, it is to be understood that this support may be of any convenient length with or without a point on the end or may be of the type which `will permit it to be cl-amped on the gunwale of a boat. Y

These and other objects of my invention which will be set forth hereinafter or will be apparent to one skilled in the art upon reading these specifications, I accomplish by that certain construction -and arrangement of parts of which I shall now describe an exemplary embodiment.

Reference is now made to the drawings Which form a part thereof, and in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation bfimy-novellilshm'g rnd holder. figure 2 is "a '-plan'view ofmynovel `fishing holder. is an 'end elevation pfA my holder. j V Y lFigure "4 vis A`a 'side "elevation "ci *myslrlng troihidlder=fcarrying-as"liing rod'uf the straight typ and'arel. 1

Figure 5 is 4a 'side *elevation ofjmy "s'l'iing'rod holder j'in operation *and* "carrying a. fishing 'rod having an o" reel.

Briefly, in the practice of my invention, I provide a cylindrical rod embracing portion mounted by means of a bolt and wing nut on one end lof a vertical support so it may be adjusted as to angle. The rod is slipped into the cylindrical portion which at onev end has an upstanding earcarrying a slot. Mounted on the upstanding ear is the reel abutting portion which consists of two curved ears which partially embrace the periphery of the reel. This portion is fastened to the ear of the cylindrical portion by means of a thumb screw sliding through the slot, thus permitting radial adjustment of the position of the reel abutting vportion with respect to the cylindrical portion to accommodate different positions of reels. Y

Referring to the drawings, I provide a hollow cylindrical handle embracing portion I havingV projecting lugs 2, carrying a bolt and wing nut 3 passing through the end of the vertical support 4.

Projecting upwardly and radially from the cylindrical portion -I is -arlug 5 having a radially @like disposed slot 6.

The reel abutting portion comprises an integral vmember having two curved portions 1 and the channel shaped lug 8. Screwed into the llug vl! is a thumb screw 9, which passes through the slot 6.

When the rod holder is being used with a straight type rod 'as shown in Fig-ure 4, the reel contacting portion 1 is moved away from the rod embracing portion l by manipulating the thumb screw 9 so the channel lug 48 may be moved on the lug 5.

When the rod holder is being used with an offset type of rod as shown in Figure 5, the reel abutting portion 1 is moved inwardly toward the handleV embracing portion I, 'so that the abutments 1 will snugly conform to the periphery of the reel I0. The adjustment, of course, may be changed for each different size of reel or type of reel mounting.

From the above, it is apparent that I have provided a shing rod holder nto'fwhich a. iishng ffset reel ,carrying iportion the 1 rod may be quickly slipped and removed therefrom and which has a device which maintains the reel on the upper side of the rod and which may be adjusted to accommodate different types of reels and rods. The fishing rod holder is preferably formed of sheet metal and is relatively inexpensive to manufacture and sell.

It is to be understood that modification may be made in my invention without departing from the spirit" thereof, and I do n ot intend' to limit myself otherwise thanas pointedoutv in the claims which follow. Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A fishing rod holder comprising a` cynndrieai rod embracing portion mounted on ai Vertical Y.

support and an abutment mounted on one end of of said cylindrical portion adapted to embrace a portion of a fishing reel attached to the embraced rod, said abutment being adjustable radially of said cylindrical portion, said abutment comprising two curved ears adapted to partially embrace the periphery of the reel.

4. A fishing rod holder comprising a metal tubular portion adapted to retain the handle of a iishing rod, a projecting lug on the tubular portionipivotally attached 'to one-end ofl a strap shaped support, a-lug having a bend and radially disposed on one end of the tubular portion, having a slot therein, a reel abutment comprising two Vc urved reel contacting ears integral with a chanrnel yshaped lug embracing the lug on the tubular portionv and a thumb screw carried by said channel shaped lug and passing through the radial said cylindrical portion adapted to embrace a portion of a iishing reel attached to the embraced,

slot 'of the lug on the tubular portion so that the radial distance between the tubular portion and the reel abutment may be varied.

`JOSEPH A. BAUR.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record inthe le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date I 1,192,112 Porter July 25, 1916 1,275,928 Huppertz Aug. 13, 1918 2,249,302 Smith July 15, 1941 

